Rollerball (1975)
Action | Sci-Fi | Sport
In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality.
Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, Moses Gunn, John Beck, Shane Rimmer
Director: Norman Jewison
That Demon Within / Mo jing (2014)
Action | Crime
That Demon Within stars Golden Horse Award-winner Daniel Wu as a dutiful police officer who doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer played by Nick Chueng. Unsure if he did the right thing by protecting a cold-blooded murderer, his actions come back to haunt him when the killer and his gang become the leading suspects in a bloody armed robbery.
Starring: Daniel Wu, Nick Cheung, Kai Chi Liu, Ka Wah Lam, Andy On, Kwok-Lun Lee, Stephen Au, Kuan-Chun Chi
Director: Dante Lam
Crying Freeman (1995)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman. Based on the "Portrait of a Killer" arc of the best-selling manga.
Starring: Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, Tchéky Karyo, Byron Mann, Rae Dawn Chong, Mako
Director: Christophe Gans
Age of Tomorrow (2014)
Action
When the sun strikes an altar hidden within the ancient Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico, it creates a beacon that triggers an alien blitzkrieg. Within hours, their ships destroy all the military infrastructure on earth. One anthropologist knows how to repel the invaders, but this secret is buried under the ruins of the Pyramid of the Moon–directly underneath the mother ship.
Starring: Kelly Hu, Robert Picardo
Director: James Kondelik
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Brawl / Fighting Fish (2012)
Action
A former boxer, Mike, moves to Thailand to start a new life when he is robbed and left with nothing…until he meets Yo, a skilled Muay Thai boxer, and his beautiful wife. The new friends soon enter an underground fight club called "Fighting Fish" in order to make the money they desperately need to survive, but in this dangerous world, losing is not an option.
Starring: Jawed El Berni, David Ismalone, Jakkrit Kanokpodjananon, Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul
Director: Julaluck Ismalone
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A Fighting Man (2014)
Action | Drama
Haunted by a tragic past, undefeated, washed up boxer Sailor O’Connor (Dominic Purcell) is a broken man. When a fluke opportunity arises to step back in the ring, he takes it. His opponent is younger and faster, but with the support of his old fight team (Michael Ironside and James Caan), Sailor pushes for this one last fight. Not knowing when to throw in the towel, Sailor must face his personal demons or die trying to stay on his feet throughout a bloody, brutal beating in the ring. Also starring Louis Gossett Jr., Kim Coates with Famke Janssen and a special appearance by Freddie Roach.
Starring: Dominic Purcell, Louis Gossett Jr., James Caan. Famke Janssen, Freddie Roach
Director: Damian Lee
Gintama: The Movie / Gekijouban Gintama: Shin'yaku benizakura hen (2010)
Action | Animation | Comedy | History | Sci-Fi
The silver-haired samurai Sakata Gintoki investigates the disappearance of a legendary sword named Benizakura while his partners Kagura and Shimura Shinpachi try to find out what has happened to Gintoki's friend, Kotaro Katsura.
Starring: Susumu Chiba, Satoshi Hino, Akira Ishida, Takehito Koyasu, Rie Kugimiya, Kazuya Nakai, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenichi Suzumura
Director: Shinji Takamatsu
Bay Rong / Clash (2009)
Action
Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.
Starring: Johnny Nguyen, Thanh Van Ngo, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Lam Minh Thang, Hieu Hien, Truong The Vinh, Nguyen Hau
Director: Thanh Son Le
Ashes of Time Redux / Dung che sai duk (1994)
Action | Drama
Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for several years. He left his home on White Camel Mountain when the woman he loves chose to wed his elder brother rather than him. Instead of pursuing glory himself, he he becomes an agent representing other swordsmen and bounty hunters. When locals come to him for protection or with a wish to eliminate a person who has wronged them, he puts them in touch with a swordsman who can do the job for a fee.
Starring: Tony Leung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
Director: Kar Wai Wong
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Action | Drama | History | War
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, Harry Andrews, Leo Genn
Director: Nicholas Ray, Guy Green
So weit die Füße tragen / As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Action | Adventure | Drama | War
As prisoner of war Clemens Forell, a German soldier during WW II, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east Siberia. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp (in 1949) and tries to get home to his wife and children. For three years he journeys through Siberia. An odyssey of 14,000 kilometers, set against a backdrop of desolate and inhospitable landscape, beset by danger (from both animals and humans). Constantly battling the worst nature can throw at him, Forell makes his way, step by step towards Prussia and the longed-for freedom. Sometimes riding on trains, sometimes by boat, mostly on foot, he never knows if his next step won't be his last. His prosecutor Kamenev is always right behind him, and more than once it seems that Forell is captured again…
Starring: Bernhard Bettermann, Iris Böhm, Anatoliy Kotenyov, Michael Mendl, Irina Pantaeva
Director: Hardy Martins
22 Minuty / 22 Minutes (2013)
Action | Crime
Marine – pervogodok Sanya Yezhov is among pirates hijacked tanker. He knows – friends do not throw. He needs to survive and help their when the assault. The film is based on real events May 5, 2010, when the Marines BOD "Marshal Shaposhnikov" liberated captured in the Gulf of Aden Russian tanker "Moscow University." They had only 22 minutes with no margin for error…
Starring: Sergey Aprelskiy, Vladimir Blagoy, Vladislav Demin, Aleksandr Galibin, Gaël Kamilindi, Petr Korolev, Ekaterina Malikova
Director: Vasily Serikov
Black Butler / Kuroshitsuji (2014)
Action | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
An orphaned aristocrat summons a demonic butler to aid her, at the price of her soul.
Starring: Hiro Mizushima, Ayame Gôriki, Mizuki Yamamoto, Yûka, Takurô Ohno
Director: Kentarô Ohtani, Kei'ichi Sato
300: Rise of an Empire / 300 2 (2014)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | War
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel "Xerxes" and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield–on the sea–as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. "300: Rise of an Empire" pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemesia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Starring: Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, Jack O'Connell, Lena Headey, David Wenham
Director: Noam Murro
From Vegas to Macau / Du cheng feng yun / Ao men feng yun (2014)
Action | Comedy | Drama
The story starts with small-time conman Cool (Nicholas Tse), whose undercover policeman half-brother (Phillip Ng) is murdered by Ko (Gao Hu), the head of an illegal gambling syndicate. Cool seeks the help of "Magic Hands" Ken (Chow Yun Fat), a legendary gambler turned casino security consultant, to battle Ko.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Nicholas Tse, Chapman To, Tian Jing, Hu Gao
Director: Jing Wong
The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel / Chu zi Xi zi Pi zi (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama | War
During Second Sino-Japanese War, China suffered from cholera outbreak because Japanese uses it as an biological weapon. Four Chinese agents captures a Japanese scientist and his bodyguard and interrogate them by Chinese opera in order to get the vaccine formula.
Starring: Ye Liu, Hanyu Zhang, Bo Huang, Jing Liang, Chie Tanaka
Director: Hu Guan
Crocodile Dundee 2 / Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
Action | Adventure | Comedy
New York gangsters are pursuing Sue, so for her safety, Mick takes her back to Oz. When the gangsters follow them, Mick demonstrates his outback skills once more.
Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo, Charles S. Dutton, Kenneth Welsh
Director: John Cornell
Dust of War (2013)
Action | Sci-Fi
The Plot In a post-apocalyptic American Frontier, a lone soldier fends off a brutal warmonger to rescue a girl fated as the savior of humanity. Our hero joins forces with a cynical veteran and a slimy thief to bring the girl to safety, encountering mysterious invaders and traveling showmen along the way. The Look Dust of War can be billed as a South Dakota flavored Mad Max, infused with the earthy textures of Dances With Wolves and the stark beauty of Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. South Dakota's savagely beautiful landscape will serve as the perfect backdrop to a classic action-adventure picture.
Starring: Tony Todd, Doug Jones, Gary Graham, Steven Luke, Bates Wilder, Jordan McFadden
Director: Andrew Kightlinger
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Liberator (2012)
Action | Short
Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk") is back in action as a washed-up superhero trying to get his life back on the rails in this gritty short film.
Starring: Lou Ferrigno, Peta Wilson, Jessica Andres, Darwin Harris, Don Wilson, Tara Cardinal, Edward Asner, Michael Dorn
Director: Aaron Pope
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Raze (2013)
Action | Horror
Awakening after being abducted, Jamie finds herself in a concrete bunker, and she discovers that she is not alone. She and Sabrina, a fellow abductee, both soon realize that they are in a modern day "coliseum" where, along with 48 other women, they are condemned to kill each other in order to protect their very own loved ones.
Starring: Zoë Bell, Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms, Sherilyn Fenn, Doug Jones, Bruce Thomas
Director: Josh C. Waller
